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My Hand On Thrive VS Galaxy 10.1 (July 10, 2011)

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ct1211

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Hi all,

I am a first time poster to the forums. I am a tablet geek now after having both the IPAD and IPAD 2. I than went to the Samsung Galaxy which I still have under BB's 15 day return policy.

I picked up the Toshiba Thrive this morning (July 10) my initial comparisons were sticking. My thought was I wanted the Thrive for all of the ports. To get these you must accept a much thicker heavier unit. I knew that going in.

Of the basic tests I have done so far one on one. Here are my findings:

Screen brightness and color rendition.

The Galaxy is noticeably brighter with deeper colors almost to the point of looking fake but I have to say in everyday use I would probably prefer it over the Thrive. (The thrive had an "image quality OTA update" right out of the box but it had no effect on this test.)

The Thrive whites looked dirty with a yellow cast next to the stark white background of the Galaxy.

Sound - Slight edge to the Samsung. The side mounted speakers give a slightly better stereo sound.

Speed - A tie

Weight Samsung is much lighter and thinner. It is harder to hold by itself but as all of these will need cases for propping up anyway a mute point.

I wanted to love the Thrive but I think I'm going to stay with the Samsung because of the brighter image (Think outdoor viewing) and size and weight. (I will be using for work and I hate bulk)

I am going to spend a couple of days with them and I'll report my final conclusion for anyone interested.

If you need ports - The Toshiba is the only way to go though.

CT
 
I did not see what was mentioned by the OP and compared to the A500, Galaxy, Trans and Xoom (the Thrive was not yet cabled secured yet- fresh out of box).

I reviewed with the video enhancement set to off, since I noticed video and some images seemed washed with it on.
 
I tried video with the Thrive enhance on and off and there was really no difference. I know Samsung makes many of the panels used by the tablet manufacturers, but I am a bit shocked that Toshiba would have developed this device with a screen that is so far off the mark from the competition. I am in the A/V business and the screen door effect on the Toshiba screen reminds me front projectors for home theater from about 12 years ago that had the same effect (like viewing everything through a screen door)
 
I just tested both at Best Buy. The Samsung's screen is great, but the choppiness between screens is very noticeable. The Thrive was the only tablet that seemed to scroll between screens smoothly when testing (A500, 10.1, Xoom and Transformer all had issues).

The Thrive's screen was fine with the brightness turned up, but the bulk is noticeable. I'm still on the fence as to which tablet to get.
 
Did not see a screen door effect on the Thrive and the pixel coverage looked as complete and solid as the Galaxy and Trans. Both displays had better contrast, but I prefer the colors on the Thrive.

I did notice a pixel spacing effect with the A500 and appears like fine horizontal black lines, going all across the display.

To each their own, none the less :)
 
techrider62 said:
If you were a iPad and a tab 10.1 user there's no way you were going to like the thrive.
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That sounds so definitive - like they are the be all end all of tablets. I have a Xoom and my wife as an iPad 2 - she dearly wishes she had a Xoom instead, and I am so glad I have a Xoom instead of the iPad2.

My questions are whether I will get a Thrive at some point - staying with Android. Seems like the Thrive may be a good at bat, but needs another at bat to hit it out of the park.
 
gamul1 said:
That sounds so definitive - like they are the be all end all of tablets. I have a Xoom and my wife as an iPad 2 - she dearly wishes she had a Xoom instead, and I am so glad I have a Xoom instead of the iPad2.

My questions are whether I will get a Thrive at some point - staying with Android. Seems like the Thrive may be a good at bat, but needs another at bat to hit it out of the park.
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Thrive 2 needs to be thinner (can not be too thin, due to ports).

Almost looks like Toshiba took a chasis design from a laptop base and instead of a keyboard, adapted a display to the area and cased with a bezel. Imagine a display attached like a laptop. The ports and relative size look that way to me.

Perhaps Toshiba should have went all out and added a DVD drive ;)

I will get a Thrive today and compare to my gTablet. A few things I like about my gTablet is no annoying black nav bar taking up 10% of display space (Honeycomb should have better options) and Tiger Arcade scales correctly on the gTablet with Froyo, but does not on any Honeycomb device.

If you are an arcade fan, Tiger Arcade should be standard issue :)
 
No at all but since he has both ipad's and the tab 10.1 I can't see him liking the thickness or weight of the thrive.I tried the xoom and the tab 10.1 and I will be keeping the thrive.I don't want to get into the whole apple fan boy thing.
 
rushmore said:
Thrive 2 needs to be thinner (can not be too thin, due to ports).
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Imagine instead of ports on the side if instead you put them on the back. Then you could go ipad2 thin and still have the ports. Obviously some usability issues would need to be worked out but I think its workable. Maybe they are placed in such a way that when propped up with a portfolio case they are better accessible.

Bottom line - they just need to think about this some more and don't build false walls that inhibit creativity.
 
What is this obsession with a few millimeters more of thickness? The ports on the side are great. Eventually someone will come out with a wired printer with Android software and you can just hook up with th USB right quick without the hassle of setting up a wireless network at home with a PC. I have no idea why anyone finds the perfectly beautiful screen colors so abhorant. Get a life and be thankful Toshiba managed to design a machine that combines the best of a laptop and a tablet. Those other guys are a little too thin and seem easily breakable.
 
Luvin' the Thrive. I actually had the 32gb Transformer last week and did not like having to use the proprietary connector for data transfer and charging. Also got used to using the USB host, so did not like losing the function.

Thrive is more comfortable to hold then the Trans, too.


I got the $100 off deal from Staples for the Thrive and also got a 64gb sdxc card. 80gb tablet for $502 is not too shabby :)
 
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